Tshisekedi appoints Judith Suminwa as prime minister
Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi on Monday appointed Judith Suminwa as Prime Minister, making her the country’s first ever female to hold the...
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Faye sworn in as Senegal youngest president
Senegal’s once jailed opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn in on Tuesday as the nation’s fifth and youngest president ever, promising to restore stability and...
Rusizi vice mayor, three district councilors resign
The Vice Mayor of Rusizi District in Charge of Economic Development, Ndagijimana Louis Munyemanzi, has resigned from his post, and three other district councilors, citing...
48 arrested in intensified Police operations against illegal mineral trade and theft
Rwanda National Police (RNP) has arrested 48 people in Rulindo and Rwamagana districts, suspected to be members of rackets engaged in illegal mineral trade and...
Ambassador Monique Mukaruliza passes on
Monique Mukaruliza, Rwanda’s former ambassador to Zambia and Malawi, passed away on Saturday, March 30, in the Belgian capital, Brussels. The death of the former...
Rwanda welcomes over 180 asylum seekers from three countries
Rwanda welcomed 184 immigrants from three countries through the Emergency Transit Mechanism on Wednesday, March 27. In a statement, the Ministry in charge of Emergency...
UNHRC calls on UK to drop plan to deport refugees to Rwanda
The United Nations Human Rights Committee urged Britain on Thursday to abandon a contentious bill to deport refugees to Rwanda, which could become law next month....
From prison to palace: Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s road to Senegal’s presidency
Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s extraordinary rise caps a rollercoaster period in Senegalese politics that caught many off-guard. Months in jail alongside ally and kingmaker Ousmane Sonko...
Nigeria: Pupils taken in mass abduction freed
Nigerian pupils taken by gunmen in a mass abduction in the north-western town of Kuriga earlier this month have been freed “unharmed”, officials say. Kaduna...
First Lady awards over 200 best-performing girls in Rwanda
First Lady Jeannette Kagame, on March 22, awarded 216 best-performing girls from primary, ordinary, and advanced levels, tasking them to become pillars of the country’s...